Comparison

GroundLoop vs CNC Path

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GroundLoop

Features
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GroundLoop is the grounding field companion for electrical engineers, contractors, and tower techs — fully offline, no account, no subscription. SOIL RESISTIVITY Enter Wenner four-pin or Schlumberger readings and get apparent resistivity per spacing instantly, with probe-depth correction, anomaly flags for layered soil, and a resistivity-vs-spacing curve you can read at the truck. ELECTRODE ESTIMATES Size a single rod, a multi-rod array, or a grid (Sverak screening formula) and compare against your target — 25 ohms (NEC 250.53), 5 ohms, or a custom spec. Every result shows the formula reference it came from. FALL-OF-POTENTIAL TESTS Enter your current-probe distance and GroundLoop lays out the 52/62/72% voltage-probe positions, then checks your three readings for a valid plateau — so a bad test gets caught in the field, not back at the office. FIELD REPORTS Export a clean PDF per site: resistivity tables, electrode estimates with formula references, fall-of-potential records, and date — ready for your project file. FREE TO TRY One site with every tool unlocked, reports watermarked. One-time purchase removes the watermark and the site limit. No subscription, ever. GroundLoop is a field calculation and recording aid. It encodes textbook formulas with cited references (values pending professional-engineer review are labeled in-app); it is not a substitute for a licensed PE's design, the governing standard, or required field verification.

About

CNC Path

This app serves as a mobile workspace for managing, editing, and visualizing CNC programs. It offers features like a local library for programs, a mobile-friendly editor, and on-device OCR for importing from images. Users can also simulate toolpaths and look up CNC instructions.

Highlights
  • Local Program Library
  • Mobile-friendly editor
  • OCR program import
  • Toolpath simulation
  • CNC instruction lookup
  • Syntax checking
Features
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CNC Path is an iPhone and iPad workspace for CNC professionals and learners to manage, edit, OCR-import, and visualize supported CNC programs. Key features: - Create, organize, import, and export CNC programs in a local Program Library - View and edit CNC program text with a mobile-friendly editor - Import programs from camera or images with on-device OCR and review the result before saving - Look up CNC instructions and their current support boundaries - Run lightweight toolpath simulation for supported basic instructions - Use OCR, import/export, syntax checking, and advanced macro-program, fixed-cycle, and arithmetic-expression simulation The Program Library, editing, instruction reference, and ordinary supported simulation remain free. OCR, import/export, syntax checking, macro programs, fixed cycles, and arithmetic-expression simulation require an active trial or membership. The seven-day trial starts only when selected and does not renew or charge. Monthly and Pro Lifetime Unlock prices are shown by the App Store. CNC Path provides auxiliary toolpath visualization only. It does not guarantee collision detection, machining safety, or complete real-machine verification. Users must manually verify OCR results and CNC programs.

Screenshots

GroundLoop4 screens
CNC Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CNC Path at every 2 days against GroundLoop's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GroundLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CNC Path sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GroundLoop ships an update every 11 days, CNC Path every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
GroundLoop versus CNC Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroundLoopCNC Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer毅 王宇 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GroundLoop

One-time1
  • GroundLoop Unlock$19.99
2 purchases

CNC Path

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • 专业版永久解锁$7.99

Questions

Is GroundLoop free?
GroundLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CNC Path free?
CNC Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GroundLoop or CNC Path have ads?
Neither GroundLoop nor CNC Path shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GroundLoop or CNC Path?
GroundLoop ships an update every 11 days, and CNC Path every 2 days. Most recently, GroundLoop was updated on September 19, 2026 and CNC Path on September 24, 2026.

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